realism

[Re·al*ism]

Realism is an approach to life that means dealing with the way things are. If you see the world through the lens of realism, you accept what's in front of you and don't pretend it's otherwise.

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An opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).

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the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived

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an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

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the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"

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As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).

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As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative.

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Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.

Realism

Re"al*ism , n. [Cf. F. r'82alisme.] 1. (Philos.) (a) An opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle). (b) As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative. 2. (Art & Lit.) Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.

An opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).

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Usage Examples

Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.

I've kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is more realistic than that.

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Other Usage Examples

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.

John Currin's exaggerated realism and his twisted women kept me off balance, never knowing if they were sincere or ironic or some new emotion.